Steve Weikal - Exploring The Future Of Real Estate

Steve Weikal is Head of Industry Relations at the MIT Center for Real Estate, responsible for managing relationships between the Center and its global network of industry partners and nearly 1100 alumni of the MIT Master’s in Real Estate Development (MSRED) program, in 46 countries. He is also a lecturer and researcher, and the CRE Tech lead in the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab, focused on innovative new technology and business models that disrupt the traditional ways of developing, transacting and managing real estate.

Steve was the Founder of MIT Real Disruption, a successful series of conferences discussing the impact of emerging technology on the real estate industry that is now part of the international CREtech conference platform. He is a member of the CREtech Leadership Board, and sits on the advisory boards of three real estate technology start-ups. Steve has spoken extensively about real estate technology at conferences for AFIRE, ULI, IREM, SIOR, CCIM, CoreNet, ICSC and BOMA, and has been quoted by numerous media outlets, including BuzzFeed, TechInsider, the Boston Globe, GlobeSt. the Real Reporter, Travel Weekly, IPE Real Assets Europe and Anuario Inmobiliario LatinoAmerica.

Steve holds a Master’s of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED) and Master’s in City Planning (MCP) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School. He is a licensed attorney, a licensed real estate broker and a LEED Accredited Professional.

Links

- MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab - https://www.sul.mit.edu/

Price Dynamics Platform - http://pricedynamicsplatform.mit.edu/

Real Estate Innovation Lab - https://realestateinnovationlab.mit.edu/

Center For Real Estate - https://mitcre.mit.edu/

Automation in Real Estate: A Primer on Smart Buildings and Digital Twins - https://realestateinnovationlab.mit.edu/research_article/automation-in-real-estate-a-primer-on-smart-buildings-and-digital-twins/

Investors fund new initiative to assess climate change transition risk in global real estate investment portfolios - https://www.pggm.nl/en/press/investors-fund-new-initiative-to-assess-climate-change-transition-risk-in-global-real-estate-investment-portfolios/

Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/climate/climate-seas-30-year-mortgage.html

Climate Change Migration - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/climate/climate-migration-duluth.html